A Special Sesame Street Christmas Leslie Uggams hosts this take on A Christmas Carol, where she and fellow guest stars, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dickie Smothers try to get Oscar to stop being such a Grouch on Christmas. Details Casts Posters Title A Special Sesame Street Christmas Release Date 1978-12-08 Runtime 00 Hours 48 Minutes Genres Comedy Family Production Companies Children's Television Workshop, Bob Banner Associates Production Countries United States of America Leslie Uggams... Herself... Ethel Merman... Herself... Imogene Coca... Herself... Caroll Spinney... Big Bird / Oscar the Grou... Bob McGrath... Bob... Michael Jackson... Self... Anne Murray... Self... Henry Fonda... Self... Dick Smothers... Self... Northern Calloway... David... Will Lee... Mr. Hooper... Sonia Manzano... Maria... Toby Towson... Barkley... Original Size (2000x3000)